Brake-head.



J. FARLEY. BRAKE HEAD.

(Application med on. 9, 1901.) .l

ohms PETERS ca. pnuaumo.. w Hma'rcn n c UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE.

JAMES FARLEY, OF WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO CHICAGO RAIL- y WAY EQUIPMENT COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

BRAKE-HEAD.

sPEcrFicArcloN forming part. of Letters resent No. 695,547, dated March-1e, 1902.

Application filed October 9, 1901. Serial No. 78,090. (No modela v To tlf whom tt may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES HARLEY, a oilizen of the United States, residing at Vaukesha, county of Waukesha, State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Brake-Heads; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a rear perspective View of a brake-head embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a front perspective view of the same, showing also the end of a brake-beam. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the brake-head with brakeshoe attached and View of end of brake-beam. Fig. 4 is a vertical central section ofr the brake beam, brake head, and brake shoe f shown in Fig; Fig45isfa rear fvieW in elevation of the brake-head, showing the manner of applying the hanger thereto; and

- Fig. 6 is a similar view showing the relation of hanger and brake-head when the hanger is in its final or working position.

Like symbols refer to like parts wherever they occur.

My invention relates to the construction of 4first such a provision for -securing a loop or stirrup hanger to the brake-head as to preclude the possibility of accidental separation thereof when in position on the car or in service; and to this end one feature of my invention embraces the providing of a brakehead with a beak or hanger-hook and a link or loop channel relatively arranged, so that the hanger can only be inserted or withdrawn when canted from its normal or operative position.,

A second object of my invention is the provision of means to support the brake-shoe laterally and to prevent end wear of the brakehead in the case of loss or destruction of i the brakeshoe while i`n service; and to this end a second feature of my invention resides For the purpose of this specification Irhavel illustrated the vbrake-head as of the Christy type and the brake-beam as of the common form of wooden beam; but it is to be understodd that the brake-head can be by means well known to the skilled mechanic adapted to any of the well-known formsof tubular or solid metal beams without departing from the spirit of my invention as hereinafter set forth and claimed. This brake-head B may have at its upper endV an eye or perforated lug 1 for the reception of the usual S or pothook hanger or for the well-known doublelink and bolt hanger, and for the latter hanger other and further means of attachment can be provided, as will hereinafter apear. v p 2 indicates a curvedhook, beak, or equivalent projection which is formed on the upper end of the brake-head for'the reception of a loop or stil'rup hanger C Aand is preferably a projection from'the perforated lug or` and backward, and in line therewith andA beneath the same is a groove 3, so positioned with relation tothe hook or lbeak l that aloop channell or passage is formed between said beak or hook and the brake-head of such form 'as will permit theinsertion and removal of the hanger (see Fig. 5) only when the hanger is canted and its angle presented thereto, the

beak or hook and the walls lof the 'groove 3 thereafter forming a bar to the withdrawal of the loop-hanger (see Fig. 6) Whe1 ithehanger has been righted or turnedlto ,its normal or operative position. It will be noted 'thatthe side walls of the groove 3 extend up toward the IOO lower end of the hook or beak 2 sufficiently l far to perform the functions of a keeper when the loop has been inserted and righted.

4 4E and 5 5 indicate the usual notches and eyes 011 the face of the brake-head for the reception of the key D, by which the brake-shoe E is secured to the brake-head B.

In addition thereto I provide the brakehead with longitudinally-disposed lateral fianges G 6,preferably flush with the sides of the brakehead and extending forward sufficiently to afford seats and lateral supports for the brakeshoe E, which flanges not only reinforce the brake-head, but also support and protect the brake-shoe against breaking when worn very thin and in case ot' the destruction or loss of the brake-shoe prevent the tiltingand end wear of the brake-head. The lateral flanges 6 G may be perforated, as at 7, to permit the passage of the bolt or bar ofthe usual doublelink hanger, and it will be noted that it constructed in accordance with my invention a brake-head may thus be provided with a plurality of means for attachingl hangers thereto of several forms and at dilerent heights.

Having` thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A brake-head provided with a backwardly-projecting l1anger-hook or beak, and means for confining the hanger within the hook or beak, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

2. A brake-head provided with a backwardly-projecting hanger-hook or beak, and having a channel or groove in line with and beneath the beak, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

3. A brake-head provided with longitudinal Iianges and transversely-disposed ribs arranged to support the shoe at its lateral margins and intermediately of its ends, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

4. A brake-head having` at its upper end a backwardly and downwardly extending beak or hanger-hook and provided with a hangerhole in said beak; substantially as and for the purposes specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses, this 5th day ol' October, 1901.

JAMES FA RLEY.

Witnesses:

H. E. BLAIR, E. R. Es'rnnne. 

